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Looks like my #IndianNavy missile test thread blew up so, a follow on thread on its sister force #IndianAirForce . The collective west, coming out of the Cold War expected the #IAF to be a more Soviet aligned force. #Su30MKI #F35B #TROPEX #εpsilon #MiG21 #MiG21Bison #Mirage2000

The #IAF however has the unique perspective of operating the top western and the top #Russian of alternate &/or every generation egs Hawker Hunter (credits on pic), #MiG21, #MiG29, #Su30MKI, #Mirage2000 #Harrier

Each fighter brings in with it, performance numbers but also tactics and maintenance regimen and India can tap into #Russian or #British ideas and pick and choose what works the best.

I came across this interesting piece stating that #India doesnt use its largely #Soviet/#Russian origin fleet like their designers. Gone were the spares stocking philosophy of use and throw but a more western approach where spares were stock to support certain availability rates.

This started with MiG-21 and is not a recent thing at that and this is what interests me more. Their tactics were advanced to, per #USAF and other western air forces they have worked with instead of Soviet based ones.

Plugging in my latest blog post on #Indianairforce battlemachines.org/2023/02/14/f-3…